Cyber Grand Challenge aims to speed security automation
With the final co-located with DEF CON, the Challenge will accelerate development of automated network defense systems and encourage the diverse communities now developing computer and network security to work together in new ways.
NSA gives Lockheed cyber incident response accreditation
A new NSA program identifies firms that can provide state-of-the-art cyber incident response assistance.
Navy puzzle challenge blends social media, cryptology
The puzzle, consisting of daily clues posted on Facebook, targeted the cryptology community in an attempt to raise awareness of the Information Dominance Corps.
Is shadow IT spinning out of control in government?
It's not a new problem, but it is getting worse, and government needs to be more agile in responding to the influx of consumer IT into the enterprise.
HSPD-12: Is government's glass half full or half empty?
The recent success of the Census Bureau in setting up an HSPD-12 based identity management system shows the federal government is poised to meet next-generation smart card standards.
DARPA shows 100+ projects at Demo Day
The all-day event showcased the wide array of DARPA projects addressing national security challenges posed by the information revolution and the availability of sophisticated information technologies.
Inkblots and gestures: Getting creative about security
Because today’s cell phones contain more data than many desktop computers, improving security for mobile devices is becoming a priority.
NIST to help IT developers build in security
NIST asked for comments on new guidelines for bringing engineering principles to bear on the problem of including security at the beginning rather than the end of the development process.
Insider threat detection tools: Hard to find, harder to fund
A new survey shows that with little money to spend on tools aimed at insider threats, most organizations have to limp along by jerry-rigging existing, and unsuitable, cybersecurity tools to do the job.
Top 6 vulnerabilities found via penetration tests
Agency IT managers can often easily address the common vulnerabilities uncovered by penetration testing.
DARPA posts catalog of software and research results
The Open Catalog is curated list of DARPA-sponsored software and research projects that may draw interest and usage from other government agencies.
Would the government have told us about Heartbleed? Should it?
The government says it did not know about the OpenSSL vulnerability before it was publicly disclosed. But if it had known, it might not have told us, says White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel.
IRS trains devs to build in security from the start
Code analysts at the IRS are stepping in to help train software developers and project managers to make their software more secure from the beginning of the coding process.
Info sharing improves security, slows effects of brain drain
A panel of public and private sector technology leaders says sharing information is key to both improving cybersecurity and to replacing the expertise being lost with the flood of IT workers retiring from government.
FOSE briefs: IT management, BYOD, open source, cybersecurity framework
Here are some of the more newsworthy announcements from among the keynotes, panels and conference sessions.
Worried about security? Beware the mosaic effect
Open data increases the possibilities that individual data sets can be combined and analyzed to reveal private or secure information.
Cyber threats are spreading, becoming more dangerous
"We have to assume that the sophistication and the prevalence of threats are going to grow," former White House Security advisor Tom Donilon told the FOSE audience.
Heartbleed begets headaches in perfecting encryption
New guidelines on improving encryption tools in the wake of the Heartbleed bug offer a range of options for improving encryption, but bigger changes loom down the road.
New tools for combating income tax refund fraud
Agencies can combat income tax refund fraud with authentication tools that fit into existing evaluation processes.
State CIOs press federal leaders on cross-jurisdiction hot buttons
Members of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers met with federal CIOs on strengthening ties on cybersecurity, extending broadband to schools and public safety info sharing.
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